Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blowout sues Boeing

A section of a Boeing 737 Max was hit by the door blowout two years ago. Picture: NTSB via AP, File

The Alaska Airlines pilot who was hailed as a hero after safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after take-off is suing Boeing because he believes the plane maker wrongly tried to blame him and the rest of the crew in previous legal filings.

Captain Brandon Fisher was commended by the heads of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as Boeing executives for helping ensure none of the 177 people aboard flight 1282 were killed when the blowout happened in January 2024.